The gearbox selector (shifter) protrudes through the tunnel gearbox cover, and is finished by a rubber grommet and ring (which screws into the fiberglass tunnel cover and holds the grommet in place). Four small holes were punched in the grommet; the ring was sanded and then spray painted with faux......
The twin Solex carburetors mount on top of the intake manifold, and there are a number of fuel, choke, and accelerator connections....
Now that the engine and gearbox/overdrive assembly is mounted securely on the chassis, a number subcomponents and connections can be permanently installed. Engine heater hoses Two hoses at the rear of the engine connect with the heater pipes. Starter main feed The main wire from the starter motor terminates at......
After filling up with oil (both engine and gearbox/overdrive) and confirming the free movement of the crankshaft, it was time for another critical test — the starter motor — before returning the engine to its chassis home. The new Denso starter uses a pigtail to connect the motor solenoid to......
In preparation for testing the starter motor (before the engine is put back in the car), the engine and gearbox were filled with oil — Brad Penn 20W-50 partial synthetic racing oil for the engine, and Lucas 80W-90 gear oil for the gearbox and overdrive unit. The listed capacities are......
After the engine was installed, a routine check highlighted a bad problem … the crankshaft did not fully rotate. Worse, there was an unsettling “clunk” of metal-on-metal when the crankshaft was turned in either direction after a few degrees of rotation. (Of course, this problem should have been caught before......
One of the quaint Jaguar Mark 2 details are four little filler pieces fitted on the “shut face panel” of all four doors. Made of aluminum, each piece has a handmade wood plug fastened to the door panel with #5 wood screws. These fillers could be painted the body color......
Without the front suspension, installing the engine from under the chassis is a safe and relatively anxiety-free method with a four-post lift. First, the alternator and oil filter are removed; the intake and exhaust manifolds were not yet attached. Next, the engine/gearbox is moved with an engine hoist to marks......
STARTER MOTOR Given the new aluminum flywheel, larger 3.8 clutch, and longer slave clutch cylinder, the domino effect continues with the addition of a new Denso starter motor. Each time a new component is added, the issue of precise fit arises, and the starter motor wasn’t without its share of......
The 2.4 engine doesn’t have a convenient hook for lifting, so a sling harness was used to remove the engine, and then separate it from the gearbox. As they say, assembly is the reverse of disassembly. The engine sling is first lifted a few inches so the engine stand back......
